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Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02
If the dispatches from Washington are

lF the dispatches from Washington are
to believed the Chinese have at last real
lied the worth Of American institutions
and are about to begin reforms in the
methods of conducting business in the
Flowery Kingdom. In this the celes-
tials are many years behind their astute
neighbors, the Japanese, whose rapid
civilization under Americanization has
been one If the wonders of the century.
If China learns its lesson as rapidly as
Japan has protited by instruction an ad-
vance will be recorded III the march of
civilization such as the world has never
known since tho beginning.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02
Arc They Patriot skulls?

Boston Globe: For the past two days
BoylstOn street, between fremont and
Carver streets. has presented scenes of
most unusual and remarkable character.
All along the outer edge of the BOylston
street mall of the common little heaps OF
human bones and grinning skulls have
attracted the attention of passers-by, who
fingered long and speculated and COM
mented upon the unwonted exhibition.
For several days past workmen en-
ployed by the Edison company have been
engaged in making an exhibition from
Charles to fremont street, Immediately
along side the curblng- on Boylston
street, for the purpose OF laying under.
opposite Carver street they came upon
brick wall about twelve inches in thiok.
ness, through which, with the aid of
plckaxe and crOwbar, they penetrated,
and discovered within human bones,
proving the wall to be that of tomb.
Continuing on they soon came to
another. and, in fact, their progress as
far as to point opposite the eastern end
of the burial ground was through con-
slant succession of these solidly.built
tombs, the tops of which are but foot
and half below the surface. In many
of them skeletons were found, as in the
first, most of them IN an excellent state
of preservation. -,
Inc DOueS were SnOVeleu up alOnR WIFI
bricks, mortar and earth and thrown out
upon the bank in indiscriminate confu-
sion, no attempt being made to keep the
bones belonging to each skeleton to-
gether, or, in fact, to preserve them at
all.
1t is even SAID that in some cases skulls
were stuck upon the pickets of the iron
fence above, where they gazed IN SEEM
ing mockery at the busy scene transpiring
around them, or became the object of de-
risve jests from the curious crowd as
sembled in the locality.
One of the workmen is said to have
thrown one of the best preserved skulls
upon the front platform of a passing
horse car, when it was picked up by the
driver and triumphantly carried of amid
the loud outlaws of the idle throng and
the workmen.
A venerable old gentleman, who was
an interested spectator, last evening
stated to the writer that his father, when
boy, from the summit of COpp's Hill
witnessed the battle of Bunker Hill, and
that after the battle trench was dug
along the south side Of the common. and
there many of the patriots who fell In
that memorable battle were buried, hav-
ing been brought thither from Charleston
IN wagons. He firmly believed that
| those were the skeletons of some of the
members of that immortal band Of
| patriots.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02

THE Chicago Daily News is winning
golden opinions through Its clever Euro
pean scout, MIR. Ed. f. Cowen, who has
outridden the envy of rivals and success
fully kept pace with MIR. Blaine on most
crratic and delusive itinerary. Mr.
COwen also contributes on occasion,
some gems to the literary columns of
tho No,,o
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02

HAsCALL was verys willing to trust
City Attorney Webster with concocting
resolution to make McShane's paper the
official organ for an definite period, but
when it came to a resolution on the ques-
ton OF bugus police claims, he insisted
that The city attorney was biased and un-
al
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02

The eleven pretended representatives
of the citizens of Omaha, who are
dancing attendance on bell.weather Has
call, have served notice upon the "pre-
tended police and patrolmen' appointed
by the "pretended police commission
that they will get no pay for their SER
vices. This certainly caps the climax of
Insolence. Do these councilmen "pre.
tend" to represent the wishes or interests
of their constituents?
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02
Dakota.


A two foot vein of coal has been struck
at Huron.
The Miller fair association has pur.
chased forty acres of land for show
ground.
A large delegation of Yonkton Grand
Army men will 60 to the st. Louis en-
campment.
The machinery plant necessary to de-
velop the TIN mines in the Hills, has
been purchased and shipped from
Chicago. The machinery weighs thirty
four tons.
Mathies Diary, farmer aged sixty,
living six miles east of DeSmet, went to
Preston, bought q revolver, went into
the cemetery and shot himself dead. The
cause is unknown.
The soldiers and sailors of the late
inter state gouging match now residing
over again at Woonsocket, with beans
and bloody tales for ammunition.
Iroquois is excited over the report that
the Chicago & Northwestern will build a
connecting link between Doland and Iro.
quois for the sake Of annoying the Mani
toba. which runs six and half miles
north of lroquois. The Manitoba 8
graders are already in Beadle county and
their contract calls for the completion of
the work by September 25, so that the
ironers can begin.
Thomas Ward, convict in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary, sent from Yankton
county for grand larceny, attempted sui
eide the other morning. Ward has but
one hand, and his work is carrying tools
to the workmen in the yard He bor-
rowed knife in the blacksmith shop to
cut off chew of tobacco, and stepping
out of the shop, plunged the blade into
his neck, inilictlng a cash five inches
long, from which he nearly bled to death.
He was from Marshalltown, Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02

On the issue Of the right of the police
commission to appoint and control tine
police, there can be no compromise or
concession. Seavey'is in fact and in law
chief Of police, and no matter by whom
he is liked or disliked as an individual,
he will continue to exercise his authority
until the commission sees fit to make a
change, or he chooses to resign.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02

SCIENTISTS will now turn their atten-
ton to Washington Territory. A meteor
has fallen at Spokane Falls, and striking
against the electric light wires, burst into
thousand pieces. A thousand men will
now be looking for fragments of the
celestial visitor, and local collectors have
a chance to reap small fortune.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02
Know.NothiDgs Take Notice.

NtlU UIIsufS T'lCuVdNe,
There is nothing worthy the name of
American in any party organization that has
for its object the exclusion of worthy people
who have left their old homes to better their
condition, or for opinions sake. and who
are ready to cast in their portion with ours.
and make the fortunes of this country in
every sense their own.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02

THE Irish will not down. Tory proc
lamations continue to be issued against
popular gatherings, but the meetings are
held with their usual regularity. Sails
bury will find that measures cannot be
enforced which popular sentiment holds
to be outrageous and subversive of per-
sOnal liberty
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02
Political Degradation.

Senator HlJdllS.
Senator ingalls,, having been invited to
take part in a reunion of the republicans of
Essex county, Mass, last Wednesday. sent,
with the expression of his regrets, what the
Boston Transcript Rep. calls this gratuitous
insult to the entire State:" Betwesnsthe con-
tagious virus of democracy land the senile
gangrene of civii-service reform, the political
degradation of Massachusetts, is nearly COM
Olpte.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02
Dark Horses.

NsD York Post.
The Toledo U. Commercial Republican says
that "There are several republicans, we'll
equipped in every way for president, who
could carry New York against any candidate
the democrats NAV nominate" but it does
not tell who they are.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02
Nfanitoba's New Wave.

CNtcuUO HcrdId.
Manitoba, the native lair Of the sometimes
welcome cold wave, is now breeding breezes
of quite another temperature.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02

INDIAN COMMISSIONER ATKINS is evl-
IDENTIFY bound to give the Utes chance
to be peaceable. He has ordered Indian
Agent Stollsteimer to remove all agitat-
ors from the agency. With Colorow and
his band back on the reservation, this
order will probably terminate the Indian
ttuar,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02

ever on his guard, and very olevel
game ensued Five thousand dollan
were IN tho pot, including Crawford's
check for g., 500, again endorsed by Car
roll. Some crooked work had been done
by Crawford in the previous deal, fact
that did not escape Condron. lie said
that men who played dishonesty de-
served no mercy. Dishonesty he SAID,
"forfeits the pot" The San Francisco
players agreed with the ethics OF tho
Idaho professor.
"Then will pull IN this pot" he re-
piled, and suiting the action to the
word, proceeded to do so.
An uproar unusual to the Maison kiche
ensucd.
"Gentlemen," said the Idaho man,
with an emphasis on tho word, be CON-
posed. have played an honest game.
am no sucker, however. Count the
deck"
The count was made and the deck was
found to be five short.
"Stand up" said Condron to Craw-
ford.
AS he did so the five missing cards
dropped from his lap, and the four aces
which he had gathered through several
deals, and with which he hoped to square
the balance against him, went for naught.
The game then broke up.
Yesterday the checks were presented
1or payment. NO !unuS W ueet tueHi,
was the answer, and they were promptly
protested, so as to make the endorser re-
sponsible.
Carroll repudia:es responsibility, al
leging that COndron took the checks by
force Suits will be brought against Car
roll to recover the face value of the
checks, $4,000 the checks having been
sold to third party yesterday.
The two incidents have made consid-
erable stir in sporting circles and inter
csting and spicy developments are ex-
pectcd In the mean time Davis was
considerably modified over the fact that
the men who had been neecing him were
beaten at their own game. The Idaho
men having sold their checks, on the
strength of Carrolls Endorsement, are
having very comfortable time and
think of returning to the romantic seen
cry of the Wood river to recuperate.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2. 1887.

looks suspicious enough, but when the
Republican gang, after being enjoined,
turns in and works for Mr.. McShane's
paper II looks as If there was to be an
other divide between the old combine.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02
More Earnestness Desirable.

NeiU York World.
If the president would take the country
into his con ntdence more frankly and display
openly little earnestness in the prosecution
of corruptionists and the breaking up of
rings he would have less occasion to COM
plain of being misrepresented.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02
reliable,

MAYOR BRoATCH and Chief Seavey will
be sustained by the citizens of Omaha,
irrespective of party, in ignoring the i'm
pudent and reasonable resolution of the
council, and maintaining order in this
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02

THE killers of Craig Tolliver in Ken
tucky. were acquitted by the Rowan
county court This is practical as well
as poetic justice.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02

ALL the sluggers and crooks will now
bring suits against police officers who
dare to interfere with their business.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02
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Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02

down for want of logs.
The Carroll cracker factory has re-
sumed operations under new manage
ment.
The annual reunion of the Thirty
third Iowa infantry will be held at Oska.
loosa September IA, Is and 16.
A gentleman living near Gray owns a
three-legged calf three months old that
Is hearty and doing well.
Miss Laura Minkler, blind preacher
of the gospel of temperance, has been
speaking ut Cedar Rapids. She Is a
graduate of the college of the blind at
Ninton.
Sioux City rivals Lincoln in a florid and
real estate invitation to President Cleve-
land to visit the city during the corn pal
ace jubilee in October. The invitation
spreads the town over four states, and
endeavors to convince his eXcellency that
it is liable to swell up and spill itself
over the earth.
1t is denied that General Jones, of Du.
buque, gave the name of Iowa to the ter
ritory. Iowa" says standard histo-
real writer, lin the symbolical and ex-
pressive language of the aboriginal in
habitants. is said to signify the beautiful
land and was applied to this magnih-
cent and beautiful region by its ancient
owners to express their appreciation of
its superiority of climate, soil and loca-
ton" But that doesn't disprove that
general Jones might have given the legal
name to the territory and state.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-02

ering the goose that lays the golden eggs.
The price Of coal is already sufficient to
send a cold chill through the financial
columns of the people, and the prospects
Of relief are decidedly slim. The Sep
tember price for hard coal in Omaha is
$40, with an early rise threatened, but
neighborlng towns are in worse plight
and on the brink of an unmerci-
ful gouging. At Harrington, Wayne
county, the price is up to 1880, without
any allowance for local handling. Other
towns are already crying for relief from
the railway highwaymen, but they plead
IN vain and are mockingly referred TO
the distorted inter state law. The rail-
roads are applying the long haul with a
vengeance.
The present waning year has been to
Omaha a succession of glorious days,
push, prosperity and great gatherings,
but the record will fade and fizzle in the
glaring light of one great event boo ked
for the sweltering days of 1888. The
Lincoln New Republic announces the
coming deluge as follows: "The next
prohibition nominating convention is to
be held in Omaha some time next July
or August. Let us open the throttle
wide and 60 in under full head of steam,
hundred pounds to the inch. Tell the
saloonkeepers of that city to stand from
under, not that we propose to paint the
city red for we have lost enough of our
red already. However, we shall en-.
deavor to paint Omaha in water colors
from top to bottom or dip the Missouri
dry
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-22

Profcssor-"Your composition, Mr.
Anjerry, is simply dsgraceful. "
Anjerry- What is there so Disgrace
full about it?'
Your ignorance, sir. You state
Hannibal and his army, in his invasion
of Italy, passed through tue St Goth
ard Tunnel.
How do you know, Professor. that
he didn't 60 through the tunnel with
his army? You were not there were
you?'
NO. sir. was not there, but l have
sense enough to know that Hannibal
could not have afforded to have bought
tickets for all his army"
Yes. Professor, but yeu forget that
it happened before Rcgans interstate
commerce b II became law. There
were free passes in those days"
That's fact young man had for
gotten all about that I'll mark you as
proficient in ancient history. TEXAS
SUtsngs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-22
"a Mares Nest"

The term "a mares nest" by the
way, probably has no other history
than is contained in a story current
among the country people throughout
the United States.
In the days when negro slaves We're
first imported into America a young
slave, who had in his short resid nee
here never seena pumpkin. bat had p OK
eel up something Of the language of the
country. happened to see mare lying
down in the edge of a field by the side
of a little heap of ripe yellow pumkns.
1t occurred to him that the pumpkins
must be eggs that the animal had la d.
He looked in amazemcnt for a NOM
ent. and then ran to his master rs fast
as his legs would carry him.
Gomez quick!' he excla med; me
find mares nest-comee quickr'
The story of the comical find"
spread rapidly enough, and since that
time any discovery which some person
regards as very strange or important,
but which other people are disposed to
make light of, has been called a
mares nest. y Youths Companion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-22
SOCIETY REPORTS.
How Information About Social
Events IL Gathered I'm New York.

How Information About Social
Events IL Gathered I'm New York.
To person who did not know how
il was done il would be a surprise to
see how society news IL collected
for the big newspapers, says New
York letter. 1t is the general impress
sion that the society editor hunts up all
tn :, but as a matter of fact he only
puts it together. OF course no report
or is admitted to the private receptions.
dinners and dances that arc all the
time going on along Fifth avenue.
And the weddings and private parties
are as select as possible. But every
thing that is done and the dresses OF
all the ladies present is given in full in
the morning papers. Before SO much
space was given to society matters the
newspaper reports were meager, and 1t
required no end OF trouble to get at
what little news could be obtained. II
a great social event was coming off,
the reporters interviewed mllliners,
dress makers and hairdressers IN adj
vance. and, when the reception was
going on, industriously piled the coach
man with questions. and worked them
selves into the good graces OF the but
Ter and servant girls. But the times
have changed, and the woman who
fails TO have her costume deliberately
and correctly inventoricd IN the morn
ing papers feels greatly sighted.
There is scarcely society woman N
New York who does not expect TO be
called on before ball by "a reporter.
and who has not prepared careful
descript on of her dress and diamonds.
If the woman is not suilic emily promi-
nent TO be on the reporter LIST, or
there is any doubt of it, a note finds rs
way TO the society editor with full
descr ptiOn of what she ls to wear.
Sometimes the note is accompanied by
an invitation to call and view the cost
/ ly silks and sat.ns, and the hostess, il
/ such she is TO be, names An hour at
which she W II be pleased to see repre-
sentatves of the press and furn IN
/ them w tn list of the invited, and
what II be done and who will serve
the refreshments and give the murI'.
1t is in this way that the life OF So
ciet. editor is made easy, and when he
comes 10 make resume OF the week
for the Sunday edition he finds that he
has twice as much information about
the leading ladies of the city and their
doing as he can use. And people read
the detailed accounts Of exclusive
gatherings and elaborate wardrobes
and wonder how so much know.edge
is obtained.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-22
Tie Meditated Suicide.

Speaking of suicideS-There have
been several lately. and good many
people are talking about them-a story
is told contidentially by worthy c.ti
zen, who contemplated shutting off this
mortal col. lie thought of it, and
thinks he was in earnest. but this
dou bt, because killing ones self is
said 10 be painful operation, and the
worthy cit zen is a man who is cx-
tremely careful about his own comfort.
However, business has gone wrong, an
other man had secured the church pew
he set his heart upon, rents had beer
raised, he wasn't very well anyway,
and life didn't seem worth living. His
wife would get his insurance money;
she knew rs much about his business as
he did himself, and could get along
without him.
That night he took home box Of
rat poison and after his wife had re-
tired took it out and read the dircc-
tons. When he got out his razor and
stropped it and loaded his reviewer.
He didn't know which method he
would use, or whether he would try all
three and make a sure thing of it. He
would decide after the razor was pro-
perly sharpened. Then he stropped
away and while he was trying to cut
hair sleepy voice came from the next
room: George, Uncle John brought Us q
gallon of new maple sirup to-day. and
we will have fritters and sirup for break
fast. I--thought--you'd llke--to know.
The razor and the pistol was laid away
promptly; life took on a more roseate
aspect, and the next morning after
breakfast the rat poison was carefully
distrl buted along the trail of trouble
some vermin. George still continues
cheerful. -Indidndpolts Journa!
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-22

ed to the door. Other people were in
the entry. The shrieks came from Mrs.
Bray's room. and. ere she could open
it, il was flung wide and she rushed
toward us. her long. white robe all
ablaze, horrible moving column OF
fire.
don't know what l thought ]
don't know what did. l cannot re-
member anything more until / had
her down upon the floor with blank
ct that had snatched from pile that
lay on the table in the entry wrapped
about her. / heard myself crying,
Lie still, and you will save your face"
And saw the flames choke out, and
the light. black finder floating about
me. and knew that had at least saved
her from being burned to death. Soon
/ knew that had saved her life.
1t was night again when some one
came to my door, and told me that
Mrs. Bray wished to see me. OF course
l went to her. She was lying in her
bed. wrapped in bandages, and she
could not stir. but she looked at me
earnestly.
Send them out of the room" sho
said, Il want to speak to you alone. )"
And when the nurse had closed the
door between herself and Mrs. Horton.
she looked at me again in the same
strange way.
You saved my life" she said; eyes,
and | remember what You said: Lie
still and you'll save your face Most
women would have liked me to spoil
my face had used them so. And you
don't know the world, either Go to
that desk. There's a letter there. It:
yours. wanted to make you jealous.
and | wrote 20 your beau to ask his es-
cort somewhere.
Two notes came at the same time
to the house. | knew very well tina
there was mistake made--that mine
had been put into your envelope anC
yours into mine. scratched your
name out of that one you have there,
and showed it about to make you
jealous
Hes as true as steel to you. love
you for saving my face. and tell you
that Now try to forgive me-"
was too happy to do ANYTHING else
knew that what she said was true.
And when she asked me stopped
down and gave her kiss.
1t was our last interview. When
Mrs Bray recovered she left Mrs
Horizons and Harry Heathcote never
knew anything about those two mis-
cradle days until had been his wife
too long to have any secrets from him
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-22
Movement of the Air.

The mean atmospheric pressure for
the whole earth. as shown by the ba-
rometer, is founl by Kleiber of st. Pc
tersburg to be 29.9l inches. That for
the northern hemisphere is 80 SO
inches. and for the southern 29.S7.
The average northern excess is greatly
increased in January, but becomes a
deficiency in July, when the southern
pressure is slightly the greater, mass
of air sufficient to give pressure OF
nearly "a over hemisphere appearing
to be periodically shifted from one side
of the equator to the other by the chang
ing seasons.